1959–60 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team

1959–60 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record16–7 (8-6 Big Ten)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
MVPGovoner Vaughn
CaptainMannie Jackson
Home arenaHuff Hall
1959–60 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 3 Ohio State 13 1   .929 25 3   .893
No. 7 Indiana 11 3   .786 20 4   .833
Illinois 8 6   .571 16 7   .696
Minnesota 8 6   .571 12 12   .500
Northwestern 8 6   .571 11 12   .478
Iowa 6 8   .429 14 10   .583
Purdue 6 8   .429 11 12   .478
Michigan State 5 9   .357 10 11   .476
Wisconsin 4 10   .286 8 16   .333
Michigan 1 13   .071 4 20   .167
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1959–60 Illinois Fighting Illini men’s basketball team represented the University of Illinois.